Hot Acoustic Guitar Posts

How To: Write your own song for Valentine's Day

Aaron Gallagher from Free and Easy Guitar discusses how to write a romantic song for your special sweetheart. He encourages you to use his melody and chorus and add your own special lyrics to personalize your song. He shows you variations on guitar chords and how to either finger pick the song or strum it. A little creativity on your part and Arron's songwriting skills will have you singing your own song in less than ten minutes. Your special someone will feel even more special after your uni...

How To: Tune an electric or acoustic guitar by listening

For a guitar to sound good, it must be in tune. Tuning a guitar can easily be done with some PC software or an electric tuner. Using an electric tuner is easy. You need to know the strings names, which are, starting with the thickest: E, A, G, D, B, E. Once you memorize these, it should be easy to tune your guitar! Watch this how-to video to learn about using an electric tuner correctly, and make your guitar sound as best as possible!

How To: Play Kings of Leon "Use Somebody" on acoustic guitar

WaysLinn demonstrates how to play "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon, in this acoustic guitar lesson. This video is easy to follow, as she lists the chords used in the song, and demonstrates three different chord progressions that can be used, so you can choose the style that is easiest for you to play, making this lesson a great choice for beginning guitarists, and experienced players alike. With her help you'll learn how to play this song in just a few short minutes.

How To: Play "Highway 20 Ride" by Zac Brown Band on guitar

In this how-to video, you will learn how to make a Jordan almond flower. You will need Almond holders, rose leaves, stamens for the center, a favor card, Jordan Almonds, floral tape, and ribbon. Take five Almond holders and place the Almonds in the center. Fold the Almond holders in half. Take five stamens and fold them in half to make a flower center of ten. Take floral tape and wrap it around the bottom. Attach the group of stamens and attach it an Almond holder. Secure this combination wit...

How To: Tune a guitar with the help of an online tuner

In this how-to video, you will learn how to tune a guitar with the help of an online tuner. You will need a guitar. Listen to the low e string note being played and tune your guitar's low e to that tuning. Listen to the a note being played and tune the a string accordingly. Listen to the d string open note being played and tune the d string. Listen to the g string open note being played and tune your g string accordingly. Listen to the b note being played and tune the b string accordingly. La...

How To: Figure out guitar tab

This video demonstrates how to properly read guitar tablature. The numbers in the tablature represent the fret number and the line the numbers are on represent the strings. For example, if there is a number 4 on the 3rd line from the top, that represents the note on the fourth fret on the G string (in standard tuning). Tablature is read as if the guitar is laying on your lap, with the low E string closer to you and the high E string facing away. Tablature is a simple effective way to read gui...

How To: Play a minor pentatonic pattern on acoustic guitar

This is an excellent video on to play a minor pentatonic pattern on your acoustic guitar. This video is perfect for beginners as instructor Justin Sandercoe gives you some great tools and tips on making your guitar playing a bit easier. You'll also learn how to create interesting sounding lick from the minor pentatonic. This is also a great way to learn the notes in different orders and help you get to the know the scale really well. Great video, and very easy to follow, but remember practice...

How To: Build a guitar, from start to finish

Have you ever been curious about how a guitar goes from a couple slabs of wood, to a beautiful hand crafted instrument? In this two-part video series, learn how these precious instruments are made from start to finish. In two parts, witness the adding of kerfing, inlaying the tail wedge, the installation of the binding, and construction of the back, the soundboard, the fretboard, and the bridge.

News: 13-Year-Old Guitarist Wows Guitar Pros... and Yoko Ono

South Korea's child prodigy, Sungha Jung, uploads approximately one video a week to his YouTube channel, racking up millions of views and over 120,000 subscribers. Jung is an acoustic fingerstyle guitarist, and his skill level is well beyond his years. The guitar appears to be practically the same size as Jung, even though it is custom made to fit his body size.

How To: Tune an acoustic guitar accurately

Learn how to tune your guitar using a Korg tuning box. To accurately tune your guitar, you will first need to locate a correctly tuned instrument to provide a reference note. A piano or electric keyboard will work if one is available. (You have to know the names of the keys to use this method.) Otherwise, you can use the fret board below to get your reference note. We'll use the "Low E" for your reference note.